Tobacco pipe



April .12, 1927.

L. w. TAYLOR TOBACCO PIPE I M: Mum, .ITTOE/VE) Filed Sept. 25. 1925 Patented Apr. 12, 1927.

UNITED STA LESLIE WASHBURNETAYLOR, or BOURNEMOUTI-I, ENGLAND.

'ronaoco PIPE.

Application filed September 25, 1926, Serial No. 137,735, and in Great Britain October 6, 1925.

' means for dividing the bowl of the pipe into an upper or main tobacco receiving portion and a lower chamber for containing absorbent material. The device for thus dividing the bowl of the pipe comprises a movable perforated diaphragm or disc which can be turned or moved easily into and out of position to allow for the insertion and extraction of the absorbent substance when desired.

Referring to the accompanying drawm s:

1 is a side elevation of a. pipe constructed in accordance wit-h or embodying the present invention. I

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the pipe shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional plan on the line 83 of Fig. 1 showing the movable diaphragm in normal posit-ion, and Fig. it is a similar view showing the diaphragm in the withdrawn position.

The bowl and stem of the pipe are in ac cordance with the usual form or design and the present invention may be applied to pipes of known construction.

In accordance with the present invention, a horizontal saw cut or slot (0 is shown formed in the bowl I) of the pipe a short distance above the lower end thereof. and may extend about half way across the bowl.

In the example illustrated a discor diaphragm c is mounted by one corner ona pivot or pin (Z driven upwards into the edge of the bowl I) (see Fig. 1). This disc has a central solid portion in which is a central hole or opening e, and in the normal position the diaphragm 0 lies or is flush with the outer walls of the pipe bowl, and divides the interior of said bowl intov an upper or tobacco-containing chamber h and a lower or absorbent-containing chamber is. p

In order to mmimize or eliminate any tendency-of the disc to stick or difficulty in moving it, the portion of the disc which lies within the .slot a is out way at m.

The disc or diaphragm 0 is cut or made to conform tothe extent of the slot 41 so as to fit closely therein and prevent the ingress of air, and also so that one end wall of the slot acts as astop for the disc.

The disc is also shown furnished with a handle, finger-grip or the like 92 to facilitate the opening and said disc, and as this handle projects outside the bowl, it radiates or dissipates heat conducted from the part'of the disc within the bowl;

The disc or diaphragm 0 is a comparatively tight fit or sliding fit in the. slot a, and although in the present example it'is of-uniform thickness throughout, thisis not essential, and a disc .made of reduced thickness within the bowl for facilitating the re moval of deposit there-on would not affect the invention herein described. The form of the finger-piece n is obviously a matter of preferred design.

By moving the disc 0 the central opening e can be readily cleaned, without removal of the contents of the pipe, and the disc in the closed position enables the 'contents'of the upper chamber k to be pressed down without danger of choking or clogging the bore 0 of the pipe stem.

Appropriate material of an absorbent nature may be placed in the chamber is, and removed when desired after the disc 0 has been withdrawn.

In a tobacco pipe, a movable and perforated -.disc normally dividing the interiorof the bowl longitudinally into an upper and a lower chamber, said disc pivotedon the bowl for removal from the interior of the latter, a slot in the bowl for receiving said disc, a finger device in connection with said disc for effecting the movement of the latter in and out of the bowl'interior, substantially as herein set forth.

In testimony whereof he hath affixed his signature.

LESLIE WASHBURNE TAYLOR.

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